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Abstract
Plastic pollution has numerous negative effects on the aquatic environment, including socioeconomic, physiologic, and ecological effects. Fish, seabirds, whales, and other marine species are particularly susceptible to the effects of plastic pollution. Marine animals can become entangled in plastic waste, which can causing injury, hindering aquatic organisms, ability to swim hunt, and reproduce, and in extreme situations, result in asphyxia or death. Aquatic environments are also chemically vulnerable to plastics. Numerous plastic items have additives like plasticizers and flame retardants that can leak into the water, especially when exposed to sunshine, heat, and saltwater. These substances can interfere with the hormonal processes and reproductive capacity of marine creatures, resulting in aberrant reproduction, stunted growth, and weakened immune systems.
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Copyright © 2024 Shiwam Dubey. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
